BBC Worldwide North America and Fathom Events are teaming up again for a special theatrical screening event ofSherlock: The Abominable Bride, marking the debut of Emmy Award winnersBenedict CumberbatchandMartin Freemanon the big screen in their iconic roles asSherlock Holmesand Dr. John Watson. The feature-length screening will premiere on Tuesday, January 5 with an encore on Wednesday, July 14, 2025, both at 7:30 p.m. local time. Theater audiences will experience 20 minutes of exclusive, additional footage which will include a guided set tour of 221B Baker Street hosted by co-writer/executive producerSteven Moffatprior to the feature, and a “making of” short film starringBenedict Cumberbatch,Martin Freemanand many more, immediately following the feature content.Sherlockis produced by Hartswood Films for BBC One and co-produced by Masterpiece.
Tickets forSherlock: The Abominable Bridewill be available beginning Friday, November 6 and can be purchased online atFathomEvents.comor at participating theater box offices. The special is expected to play in over 500 movie theaters across the U.S. through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit theFathomEvents.comwebsite (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Sherlock: The Abominable Bridewill seeBenedict CumberbatchandMartin Freemanreprise their roles as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in a one-off episode set inVictorian Londonin 1895. The episode has been co-written bySteven Moffatand Mark Gatiss with performances by Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs,Louise Brealeyand Amanda Abbington. It is directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Doctor Who, Line of Duty).
Sherlockis a global phenomenon, engaging audiences from Berlin to Beijing, from Texas to Tokyo. The show has sold to over 240 territories across the world, won 12 BAFTAs, 7 Emmys® and a prestigious Peabody Award as well as accolades at the Edinburgh TV Festival and the Television Critics Association.Sherlockmade its mark in U.S. pop-culture being one of only three British TV shows that have appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Here’s whatSherlockco-creatorSteven Moffathad to say in a statement.
“Sherlockon the big screen. For us, it’s a giant leap backwards - into Victorian London. The mean streets of 1895 have never looked so good.”
Sherlock: The Abominable Bridewill be shown on Masterpiece on PBS stations andpbs.orgthe same day as the UK on Friday, January 1 at 9 PM ET, with an on-air encore on Sunday, January 10 at 10 PM ET.Benedict CumberbatchandMartin Freemanwill be back forSherlock Season 4, debuting at an undetermined date in 2016. Here’s what series co-creator Mark Gatiss had to say in his statement.
“It’s not suddenly going to be a different show. It’s essentially ourSherlockas if we’d always done it set in 1895. It has the same sensibility. The language is obviously slightly different but we wanted it to feel as funny and as vivid as our modern-day one. Otherwise it would be a sort of dusty period piece which is not what we are interested in.”
The news comes just two days after the BBC released the new poster and announced the New Year’s Day premiere for thisSherlockspecial. Are you excited to seeSherlock: The Abominable Brideon the big screen in early January? Stay tuned for more details and new footage as we get closer and closer toSherlock: The Abominable Bridedebuting on the small screen and in theaters across the country.
